NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this year, the Jasper County School District #1 Board of Trustees and its attorney issued a "Cease and Desist" letter to board member Jed Earnest - something that carries no legal effect and portrays the board as nothing but schoolyard playground bullies. This...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd): The Jasper County Clerk appears to have violated the Notary Public Act [5 ILCS 312] during the 2015 election cycle. In submitting his petition packet to run for the Jasper County School Board Unit 1, Jon Fulton submitted petition sheets that were notarized by...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - For years we have been amazed at the lack of action by State's Attorneys when it comes to taking on public corruption or malfeasance by public officials. All indications are the tide has changed in LaSalle County. Karen Donnelly won the voter's support...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - "Coles County under color of state law has violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause in its unlawful, intentional and arbitrary, discriminatory assessments against Plaintiffs for 2016 tax year." After six months of citizens pleading with the County Board to do the right...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Is Northern Illinois University and Dr. Baker deliberately contradicting statements made by the Office of the Executive Inspector General in their report on NIU released May 31st? The scathing OEIG report [here] on NIU Affiliate Employees included facts and findings regarding the hiring of...
Illinois (ECWd) - The US District Court Central District of Illinois, Urbana Division has posted a recent ruling in the former Congressman Schock criminal Case. Schock, through his attorneys, attempted through discovery to obtain additional information. Schock argues "that the CI’s intrusion upon Defendant’s office violated the...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - I requested, in a recent Freedom of Information Act request, copies of the policy on collection of fees for public records, collection of fees for photographs taken of public records on a private electronic device, and copies of any county board approvals for...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - An eight-count Federal Class Action Complaint against Defendants LaSalle County, former LaSalle County State’s Attorney, Brian Towne, and John Doe State’s Attorney Felony Enforcement (“SAFE”) Unit Officers has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois...
SHELBYVILLE TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) - The Shelbyville Township board of trustees held its regular meeting on Monday evening, June 5, 2017. During the meeting they went into executive session to discuss an appointment to the vacant seat of Township Supervisor. It was vacant because former supervisor Steve...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) – In what may be a real game changer for the ousted former President of College of Dupage, Robert Breuder, the Federal Courts have granted the request by COD to appeal. "IT IS ORDERED that the petition for permission to appeal pursuant to 28...
